Major Achievements:
Associate Director, Leadership for Innovation in Team Science
Associate Editor, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviors_x005F_x000B_University of Illinois College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Alumni Associate Award of Merit
Research on the development of children’s eating behaviors and weight outcomes and the impact of the mealtime environment upon children’s eating patterns with a focus to:
- Investigating the feeding strategies and nutrition knowledge of caregivers, including childcare providers and family members.
- Examining cross-cultural aspects of children’s eating behaviors both in the United States and internationally and relation to childhood obesity.
- Exploring the nutrient density of the diet and eating behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorders.
- Investigating children’s growth trajectories and the prediction of abnormal growth patterns.
- Examining individuals’ brain activation in response to environmental cues related to eating.
